This data represents the NJDEP Fish Index of Biotic Integrity Monitoring Network active sample point locations for the years 2000 to 2009. A FIBI is an index that measures the health of a stream based on multiple attributes of the resident fish assemblage. Each site sampled is scored based on its deviation from reference conditions (i.e., what would be found in an unimpacted stream) and classified as "poor", "fair", "good" or "excellent".

Purpose:

The Fish Index of Biotic Integrity network was created as a biomonitoring network to supplement the current Ambient Biomonitoring Network (benthic macroinvertebrates). The project design is a five year cycle.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2000

Ending_Date: 2009

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.146577

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.005429

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.351866

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.250393

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: fish

Theme_Keyword: ibi

Theme_Keyword: biotic integrity

Theme_Keyword: biotic

Theme_Keyword: integrity

Theme_Keyword: NJDEP

Theme_Keyword: index

Theme_Keyword: fibi

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: environment

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: New Jersey

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Temporal_Keyword: 2000

Temporal_Keyword: 2009

Access_Constraints:

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Use_Constraints:

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NJDEP BFBM GIS staff visually reviewed the attribute table for consistent names while checking the data from field data sheets.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Spatial attributes were checked by manually checking against aerial photos and gps files.

Completeness_Report:

This data is complete for FishIBI sampling 2000-2009. No other known omissions.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Spatial attributes were checked by manually checking against digital aerial photos to ensure the points are at the correct locations.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Not applicable; vertical position information was not recorded.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Points were generated by:
Using Trimble Navigation's Pathfinder Office software to generate a shapefile
or
Adding a point (location) to an existing shapefile by using aerial photos as an underlay

Process_Date: 20101215

Cloud_Cover: 0

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 99

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Transverse Mercator

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999900

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -74.500000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 38.833333

False_Easting: 492125.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001024

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001024

Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Datum_Name: none

Altitude_Resolution: 0.000000

Altitude_Distance_Units: none

Altitude_Encoding_Method:

Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: fibi

Entity_Type_Definition: IBI Sampling Points 2000-2009

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: IBI_SITE

Attribute_Definition: IBI Sampling Site Identification Number

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: IBI Sampling Site Identification Number

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WATERBODY

Attribute_Definition: Name of Stream or River Where Sampling Took Place

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Names are from US Geological Survey 7.5 minute Quadrangles

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOCATION

Attribute_Definition:

Road Crossing or Description of Area on Waterbody Where Sampling Took Place

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Names are from US Geological Survey 7.5 Minute Quadrangles, DeLorme NJ Gazetteer and Observations of Local Street Signs

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MUN

Attribute_Definition: Municipality where sampling took place (GIS layer)

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unique

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTY

Attribute_Definition: County where sampling took place

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unique

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: R1YR

Attribute_Definition: Year sampling took place in Round 1

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unique

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: R2YR

Attribute_Definition: Year sampling took place in Round 2

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unique

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HABRAR1

Attribute_Definition: Habitat Rating for Round 1

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Optimal

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Habitat Rating for Round 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sub-Optimal

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Habitat Rating for Round 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Marginal

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Habitat Rating for Round 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Poor

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Habitat Rating for Round 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: IBIRAR1

Attribute_Definition: IBI rating for Round 1

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Excellent

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: IBI rating for Round 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Good

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: IBI rating for Round 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Fair

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: IBI rating for Round 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Poor

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: IBI rating for Round 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HABRAR2

Attribute_Definition: Habitat Rating for Round 2

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Optimal

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Habitat Rating for Round 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sub-Optimal

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Habitat Rating for Round 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Marginal

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Habitat Rating for Round 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Poor

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Habitat Rating for Round 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: IBIRAR2

Attribute_Definition: IBI rating for Round 2

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Excellent

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: IBI rating for Round 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Good

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: IBI rating for Round 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Fair

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: IBI rating for Round 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Poor

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: IBI rating for Round 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COMME

Attribute_Definition: Comments

Attribute_Definition_Source: NJDEP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unique

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NJDEP/OIRM/BGIS

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 401 East State Street, First Floor, PO Box 428

City: Trenton

State_or_Province: New Jersey

Postal_Code: 08625-0428

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609-777-0672

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 609-292-7900

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gisnet@dep.state.nj.us

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